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Jul 25, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Valencia’s goal gives Timbers a 1-0 victory

PORTLAND — Jose Valencia scored in the 53rd minute, and goalkeepers Milos Kocic and Jake Gleeson combined for the shutout Wednesday night to earn the Portland Timbers a 1-0 victory in an exhibition match with English side Norwich City.

Valencia found himself unguarded on the left side and took a pass from Kalif Alhassan, then slid his shot past Canaries goalkeeper Carlo Nash for the game’s only goal.

Portland will return to MLS action on Saturday with a trip to face Western Conference rival San Jose.

Romashina wins gold in synchronized solo

BARCELONA, Spain — With a nod to Marilyn Monroe, Svetlana Romashina won her third gold medal of the swimming world championships with a victory in the synchronized solo Wednesday.

Romashina easily took the top spot with 97.340 points, increasing her career haul to 13 world championship golds dating to 2005.

China’s Huang Xuechen won silver with 95.720, and Spain’s Ona Carbonell took bronze before the home crowd at the Palau Sant Jordi arena with 94.290.

The 23-year-old Romashina said she got the idea to perform a Monroe-inspired routine, accompanied by music from the 1959 comedy “Some Like It Hot,” from the daughter of her coach, Tatiana Dachenko.

“She has had this idea for the last two years but we didn’t know which athlete would do it,” Romashina said. “I felt comfortable in this role.

“I like the character, so I was really happy to play this role.”

After Heat amnesty, Miller back with Griz

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Miller is going back to a former home, agreeing to a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Miller confirmed the deal on Wednesday, about a week after the Miami Heat designated him as their amnesty player after three seasons with the team. Miller will still collect more than $12 million in salary from the Heat over the next two seasons but will not count against their salary cap or luxury tax.

The Grizzlies have not yet formally announced the deal.

Miller spent parts of six seasons with the Grizzlies from 2003 through 2008. He helped the Heat win the past two NBA titles, and has averaged 12.3 points while shooting 41 percent from three-point range in his 13 NBA seasons.

Latta leads Mystics to rare win over Sky

WASHINGTON — Ivory Latta had 18 points and 13 assists as the Washington Mystics rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Chicago Sky 82-78 on Wednesday.

The Mystics (9-9) took control with a 15-4 run midway through the final quarter and picked up a rare victory over Chicago, the WNBA’s Eastern Conference leader.

In Wednesday’s other games, Lindsay Whalen had 18 points and seven assists to lead Minnesota to an 81-69 win over Phoenix, and Atlanta snapped a four-game losing streak with a 74-65 win over Connecticut.

— News service reports

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